diff --git a/internal/atlas/atlas.json b/internal/atlas/atlas.json
index 6c2def8..541376a 100644
--- a/internal/atlas/atlas.json
+++ b/internal/atlas/atlas.json
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
       {"t":"assessor-loop ledger","d":"Attestation ledger (audit trail) + brain session_log on completion.","tags":["audit package"]}
     ]},
     {"no":"STAGE 06","title":"PR → CI","path":"Gitea Actions · cd.yml (live)","generate":"ci-jobs","nodes":[]},
-    {"no":"STAGE 07","cls":"cd","title":"CD → pod","path":"Flux GitOps → k3s","nodes":[
+    {"no":"STAGE 07","cls":"cd","title":"CD → pod","path":"Flux GitOps → k3s","generate":"deploy-state","nodes":[
       {"t":"Deploy on green","pill":"var(--green)","d":"Flux reconciles image → k3s pod on koala. Push ≠ deploy: bump tag in mathias/infra.","tags":["ntfy on deploy"]}
     ]},
     {"no":"STAGE 08","cls":"telos","title":"Loop back","path":"→ TELOS (feedback bus)","nodes":[
diff --git a/internal/atlas/cluster.go b/internal/atlas/cluster.go
index 0f3fabb..0e107b4 100644
--- a/internal/atlas/cluster.go
+++ b/internal/atlas/cluster.go
@@ -53,6 +53,66 @@ func HostsFromNodes(nodesJSON []byte) ([]Host, error) {
 	return hosts, nil
 }
 
+// Deploy is the live state of a Kubernetes Deployment.
+type Deploy struct {
+	Image   string
+	Ready   int
+	Desired int
+}
+
+// Tag is the image tag (substring after the last ":").
+func (d Deploy) Tag() string {
+	if i := strings.LastIndex(d.Image, ":"); i >= 0 {
+		return d.Image[i+1:]
+	}
+	return d.Image
+}
+
+// DeployState parses a Kubernetes Deployment object into its live state.
+func DeployState(deployJSON []byte) (Deploy, error) {
+	var dep struct {
+		Spec struct {
+			Replicas int `json:"replicas"`
+			Template struct {
+				Spec struct {
+					Containers []struct {
+						Image string `json:"image"`
+					} `json:"containers"`
+				} `json:"spec"`
+			} `json:"template"`
+		} `json:"spec"`
+		Status struct {
+			ReadyReplicas int `json:"readyReplicas"`
+		} `json:"status"`
+	}
+	if err := json.Unmarshal(deployJSON, &dep); err != nil {
+		return Deploy{}, fmt.Errorf("parse deployment: %w", err)
+	}
+	d := Deploy{Ready: dep.Status.ReadyReplicas, Desired: dep.Spec.Replicas}
+	if len(dep.Spec.Template.Spec.Containers) > 0 {
+		d.Image = dep.Spec.Template.Spec.Containers[0].Image
+	}
+	return d, nil
+}
+
+// DeployNode renders the live deploy state as a stage node (green when the
+// rollout is fully ready, amber otherwise).
+func DeployNode(d Deploy) Node {
+	pill := "var(--amber)"
+	if d.Desired > 0 && d.Ready == d.Desired {
+		pill = "var(--green)"
+	}
+	img := d.Image
+	if i := strings.LastIndex(img, "/"); i >= 0 {
+		img = img[i+1:] // drop registry host
+	}
+	return Node{
+		Title: fmt.Sprintf("◆ deployed · %s · %d/%d ready", img, d.Ready, d.Desired),
+		Pill:  pill,
+		Tags:  []string{"live · k8s"},
+	}
+}
+
 // NamespaceSummary parses a Kubernetes `/api/v1/namespaces` list into a compact
 // "ns: a · b · c" line for the substrate, dropping system namespaces, sorting,
 // and capping the count (with "+N more" when it overflows).
diff --git a/internal/atlas/cluster_test.go b/internal/atlas/cluster_test.go
index a541d49..3e9313e 100644
--- a/internal/atlas/cluster_test.go
+++ b/internal/atlas/cluster_test.go
@@ -98,6 +98,38 @@ func TestNamespaceSummary_CapsWithMore(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestDeployState_ParsesImageAndReplicas(t *testing.T) {
+	dep := []byte(`{"spec":{"replicas":2,"template":{"spec":{"containers":[
+	  {"name":"cad-atlas","image":"localhost:5000/cad-atlas:3ff922a"}]}}},
+	  "status":{"readyReplicas":1,"replicas":2}}`)
+
+	d, err := atlas.DeployState(dep)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("DeployState: %v", err)
+	}
+	if d.Image != "localhost:5000/cad-atlas:3ff922a" || d.Ready != 1 || d.Desired != 2 {
+		t.Fatalf("deploy = %+v", d)
+	}
+	if d.Tag() != "3ff922a" {
+		t.Fatalf("tag = %q, want 3ff922a", d.Tag())
+	}
+}
+
+func TestDeployNode_GreenOnlyWhenFullyReady(t *testing.T) {
+	ready := atlas.DeployNode(atlas.Deploy{Image: "localhost:5000/cad-atlas:abc", Ready: 1, Desired: 1})
+	if ready.Pill != "var(--green)" {
+		t.Fatalf("ready pill = %q, want green", ready.Pill)
+	}
+	if ready.Title != "◆ deployed · cad-atlas:abc · 1/1 ready" {
+		t.Fatalf("title = %q", ready.Title)
+	}
+
+	rolling := atlas.DeployNode(atlas.Deploy{Image: "x/cad-atlas:def", Ready: 0, Desired: 1})
+	if rolling.Pill != "var(--amber)" {
+		t.Fatalf("rolling pill = %q, want amber", rolling.Pill)
+	}
+}
+
 func TestHostsFromNodes_ErrorsOnBadJSON(t *testing.T) {
 	if _, err := atlas.HostsFromNodes([]byte("{not json")); err == nil {
 		t.Fatal("expected error on bad JSON, got nil")
diff --git a/internal/cluster/client.go b/internal/cluster/client.go
index 9355fef..e92ba0c 100644
--- a/internal/cluster/client.go
+++ b/internal/cluster/client.go
@@ -24,6 +24,11 @@ func Nodes() ([]byte, error) { return get("/api/v1/nodes") }
 // Namespaces returns the raw /api/v1/namespaces JSON from the in-cluster API server.
 func Namespaces() ([]byte, error) { return get("/api/v1/namespaces") }
 
+// Deployment returns the raw JSON for the cad-atlas Deployment (its own live state).
+func Deployment() ([]byte, error) {
+	return get("/apis/apps/v1/namespaces/cad-atlas/deployments/cad-atlas")
+}
+
 func get(path string) ([]byte, error) {
 	host, port := os.Getenv("KUBERNETES_SERVICE_HOST"), os.Getenv("KUBERNETES_SERVICE_PORT")
 	if host == "" || port == "" {
diff --git a/internal/web/handler.go b/internal/web/handler.go
index 92f9822..f9f21f2 100644
--- a/internal/web/handler.go
+++ b/internal/web/handler.go
@@ -55,6 +55,14 @@ func NewHandler() http.Handler {
 				}
 			}
 		}
+		if ld.deploy != nil {
+			node := atlas.DeployNode(*ld.deploy)
+			for i := range a.Stages {
+				if a.Stages[i].Generate == "deploy-state" {
+					a.Stages[i].Nodes = append([]atlas.Node{node}, a.Stages[i].Nodes...)
+				}
+			}
+		}
 		w.Header().Set("Content-Type", "application/json; charset=utf-8")
 		_ = json.NewEncoder(w).Encode(a)
 	})
@@ -63,9 +71,10 @@ func NewHandler() http.Handler {
 
 // liveOverlay holds cluster-sourced substrate facts (node specs + namespace line).
 type liveOverlayData struct {
-	hosts []atlas.Host
-	ns    string
-	run   *atlas.RunSummary
+	hosts  []atlas.Host
+	ns     string
+	run    *atlas.RunSummary
+	deploy *atlas.Deploy
 }
 
 // live cache: query the cluster at most once per TTL; fall back to the authored
@@ -102,6 +111,11 @@ func liveOverlay() liveOverlayData {
 			d.run = &r
 		}
 	}
+	if raw, err := cluster.Deployment(); err == nil {
+		if dep, err := atlas.DeployState(raw); err == nil {
+			d.deploy = &dep
+		}
+	}
 	liveCache = d
 	return d
 }